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Children and teenagers travelling to Venice are often already familiar with La Serenissima thanks to two books, Carnival at Candlelight (2006) by Mary Pope Osborne and The Thief Lord (published [...]

When I started working as a guide many years ago I used to walk back home from San Marco square through a narrow street with several glass shops, Calle delle Rasse. I often stopped by a small [...]

LA PIETA UND I VIRTUOSI ITALIANI Das Frühlingskonzert von I Virtuosi Italiani fand am 5. Mai 2017 in der Pietà Kirche in Venedig statt. Laetatus Sum wurde in moderner Zeit bei dieser Gelegenheit [...]

Shops run by skilled artisans producing their artful hand-made objects are getting rare in a time where shops selling the same junky items can be easily found all over the world. In Venice [...]